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UK's Royal Air Force ends BAe 146 operations

The Royal Air Force (RFR, Brize Norton) says it has completed the retirement of all four of its remaining BAe 146s quadjets, with two VIP-configured BAe 146-100s set to become museum exhibits while two BAe 146-200(QC)s have been sold to Pionair Australia (PH, Bankstown).

"The BAe146 aircraft have served the UK proudly over many decades, including during numerous operations including Iraq and Afghanistan. After four decades of service, the aircraft have now reached the end of their service lives, and I am delighted that the 146s are going to good homes and joining the collections of two fantastic aviation museums," Air Vice-Marshal Suraya Marshall said of the VIP-configured aircraft.

ZE701 (msn E1029) was ferried to the British Airliner Collection at Duxford airport on January 25, 2022. Sistership ZE700 (msn E1031) remains in service for the time being but will be ferried to the South Wales Aviation Museum at St. Athan airport in the coming weeks for display. The two aircraft have been operated out of Northolt airport as...

Pionair Australia puts only E190 up for sale

Pionair Australia (PH, Bankstown) has appointed C&L Aviation Group to remarket its only E190 as it plans to focus on BAe Systems operations going forward.

ERJ 190-100LR VH-SEF (msn 1900435) is a 2011 build jet currently in storage at Bankstown, the ch-aviation fleets advanced module shows, and has had its Pionair's livery removed already. It has logged 19,467 hours and 18,675 flight cycles and It is due for its next maintenance inspection in September 2024.

Pionair added the ex-Niki (Austria), LGW - Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter, and Helvetic Airways Embraer jet in January 2021 but never operated the aircraft. It planned to use it and a further three units of the type to expand its passenger ACMI business and benefit from the low capital costs of adding new aircraft during the COVID-19 crisis. However, it has since told Smart Aviation Asia Pacific that it has abandoned its E190 plans and deemed the only acquired aircraft "surplus to requirements".

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